An automated city continues to grow inexorably. A glitch has caused the pest control system to classify humans as vermin to be exterminated. The huge, lifeless city sprawls on for ever with only a few humans surviving a meagre exist.
I loved the premise of this film. The first half an hour is excellent and really immersed me into this juggernaut of a system that has gone runaway.
Then some new characters appear with some very special talents. These newcomers "break" a lot of the world's set up and make the main characters survival seem a bit trivial.
What really let this down for me was the pace. I am accustom to Eastern films having a more considered and careful approach and normally enjoy it. But here it feels like nothing happens for really long stretches at a time.
Then when the action does start, someone pushes a button that fixes the situation. I feel this time could have been spent on more action or better characterisation.
I enjoyed the bits I enjoyed very much, but feel it could have been condensed to a much, much shorter film.
I loved the premise of this film. The first half an hour is excellent and really immersed me into this juggernaut of a system that has gone runaway.
Then some new characters appear with some very special talents. These newcomers "break" a lot of the world's set up and make the main characters survival seem a bit trivial.
What really let this down for me was the pace. I am accustom to Eastern films having a more considered and careful approach and normally enjoy it. But here it feels like nothing happens for really long stretches at a time.
Then when the action does start, someone pushes a button that fixes the situation. I feel this time could have been spent on more action or better characterisation.
I enjoyed the bits I enjoyed very much, but feel it could have been condensed to a much, much shorter film.